Postcode sector · Dorchester
Crime in DT1 9
How much crime is recorded in DT1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 4,628 (2024)
DT1 9Postcode sector · Dorchester
How safe is DT1 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT1 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DT1 9National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.